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Head of Boris Johnson’s vaccine taskforce Kate Bingham bills taxpayers £670,000 for a team of boutique PR consultants to oversee her media strategy
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8925413/Head-Boris-Johnsons-vaccine-taskforce-bills-taxpayers-670-000-team-PR-consultants.html#comments
Ravfox, Penzance, United Kingdom, moments ago
From now on everyone in the public sector should pay for their own PR out of their own pocket.
Dubi Yave, Coventry, United Kingdom, 5 minutes ago
Why didn’t she do what MPs usually do: pay for the bill herself and overclaim on her expenses when nobody’s looking ?
Iaskthequestions, Bristol, 10 minutes ago
All about spin and no substance with the Tories and their associates….
Ravfox, Penzance, United Kingdom, moments ago
You must be too young to remember the Blair years when the “Prince of Darkness” took public relations into the sewers.
englander, maidstone, 12 minutes ago
So why aren’t public servants doing the job at a fraction of the cost?
Ravfox, Penzance, United Kingdom, moments ago
They are (a) too lazy and (b) to unwilling to accept responsibility for decisions – hence the outsourcing to someone they can later blame.
cheshirecheez, Cheshire, United Kingdom, 13 minutes ago
Never heard of her before reading all this which shows how effective their PR is.
Raznic, Felixstowe, United Kingdom, 13 minutes ago
What a brilliant use of taxpayers money!
NO2PCMADNESS, London, United Kingdom, 14 minutes ago
Media strategy? Thay means brainwashing and fake news
Honest Hari, Radlett, United Kingdom, 17 minutes ago
Regardless, that yearly wage is another insult to the working class.
Not Impressed, The Faraway Tree, United Kingdom, 17 minutes ago
This is getting ridiculous, do anymore of their mates need what’s left in the bank?
barkingmad, Grays, United Kingdom, 19 minutes ago
Perhaps the only PR strategy she needs is advice on drafting her letter of resignation!
FyldeFlyer, Lytham, United Kingdom, 20 minutes ago
If she revealed sensitive information that was supposed to be kept secret, drag her before a Judge for Industrial Espionage under the Secrets Act, or did someone forget to put a clause in her contract about client confidentiality and interlecual property rights belonging to those companies involved?
cookie 1000, London, United Kingdom, 21 minutes ago
I don’t agree with what she’s done but here are some facts that the DM omitted. Her investments have led to the launch of 6 drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer. Kate stepped back from her full-time role as Managing Partner at SV Health Investors to take on this role as Chair of the Taskforce, for which she is unpaid
mad john, this one, United Kingdom, 22 minutes ago
You work for the Gov you write your own cheque
cookie 1000, London, United Kingdom, 22 minutes ago
Her investments have led to the launch of 6 drugs for the treatment of patients with inflammatory and autoimmune disease and cancer. Kate stepped back from her full-time role as Managing Partner at SV Health Investors to take on this role as Chair of the Taskforce, for which she is unpaid
cheshirecheez, Cheshire, United Kingdom, 15 minutes ago
Spoken like one of her highly paid PR team….
andylimer, wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 23 minutes ago
Who owns Admiral Associates, and are any Goverment members connected to it.
Gina203, Lytham , United Kingdom, 23 minutes ago
Utterly appalling and cronyism at its worst as she’s married to a conservative MP. This government are finished
Todd Fox, Emerald City, United Kingdom, 27 minutes ago
I just think the Tories have thrown in the the towel and are milking as much as possible from the public purse for for friends and family. When an election is called the economy will be destroyed and so the Tories will not want to win that term. Instead it will be left to the winners to cope with a balance sheet that is totally wrecked. Bear in mind that even before Covid the debt was bigger than labour’s was and that was after a decade since they were in power.
I viam inveniam, Stokesley, United Kingdom, 30 minutes ago
An absolutely disgraceful misuse of OUR MONEY all being given to Johnson’s mates. He is a disgrace to this country
null, United Kingdom, 30 minutes ago
Money for old rope springs to mind
Crowsnest123, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 30 minutes ago
We are all in this together.
lizzieap, kent, United Kingdom, 32 minutes ago
Let’s see, first let’s form a committee and decide on a Mission Statement and Logo.
Anthony Hattrick, Leeds United Leeds, United Kingdom, moments ago
Not so fast there. Schedule a pre-meeting meeting to decide the agenda for the first meeting before getting stuck in !
JP, Bath, 33 minutes ago
Ignoring that she attended a us hedge fund meeting and presented on all the companies the government is working with for a covid19 vaccine and said which were the best to invest in. Insider trading at its worse….
Chroma, Utopia, United Kingdom, 35 minutes ago
Why do organisations continue to pay vast sums to incompetent consultants to do what should be their own job. In my experience all consultants are a total waste of time and money and any CEO worth their salt could come up with the same conclusions in 5 minutes without spending a single penny. Consultants should be banned.
J-Jam, New Cross, United Kingdom, 35 minutes ago
Our so-called conservative government is turning out to be the most money wasting party in our entire history.
run rabbit, bexhill on sea, United Kingdom, 36 minutes ago
She’s one how many more of Boris so-called advisers are we the taxpayers paying for.
Brazilian, London, 39 minutes ago
An investigation needs to look at all this money paid out and to whom.
Max – uk, Manchester, United Kingdom, 40 minutes ago
That money could have gone on Cancer research Who have run out of money…not not on Johnsons friends
forestina, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 41 minutes ago
Vile
dobunnichris2, Bristol, United Kingdom, 42 minutes ago
Pigs…..troughs……noses
Flyer7, Coventry, United Kingdom, 46 minutes ago
That’s 617,000 pounds that could have been spent on the vaccine itself…….PR strategy what a load of crap and waste of taxpayers money.
Jock Thomsons bairn, London, United Kingdom, 47 minutes ago
Another one of Johnsons friends ripping off the tax payers , we need an inquiry into these jobs for friends
wildfowler, blackpool, United Kingdom, 48 minutes ago
If our media was more honest would be no need for these
john michael, malaga, Spain, 51 minutes ago
there is a lot of money being made from this covid pandemic, and not by the people that are front line, faceless hanger oners
Assess, Durham, United Kingdom, 51 minutes ago
I know no scientific knowledge of experience when she resigns can I have her job for 50000/ year I would only need one consultant to feed me the script
Miss ing link, glasgow, United Kingdom, 54 minutes ago
Money for mates again. They sure look after their cronies this lot. Why is there no independent people overseeing stuff like this ???
somme1916, leeds, 58 minutes ago
Disgusting waste of taxpayer’s money…yet again.Seems this person is handing out jobs to her “mates” like confetti.It has to stop.The public are fed up of it.This cron yism is bad for the reputation of everybody involved and will turn the voters against the tories even more.
Keefree, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, 59 minutes ago
I think this is another mate, as in mating, of a Tory politician who’ll completely c.ck it up just like dido
Capue, Preston, United Kingdom, 60 minutes ago
It’s completely obscene how this government is grasping at straws and blindly throwing away the taxpayers money on lost causes.
KHEssex, Essex, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Another incompetent like Dido.
Keefree, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Jobs for the boy’s mates now, I’m using mate as in mating. This wife and dido both wives of Tory politicians – the best women for the jobs, NOT. What does this woman get paid and I’ve seen no mention of dido’s pay either. Close to C O R R U P T I O N I’d say.
Nulli Secundus, Oxford, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
You seriously couldn’t make this up
Evil Gazebo, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Covid has been an absolute god send to the tories, never before has so much taxpayers money been transferred to their mates with so little investigation into the propriety, or the efficacy of it. One of the biggest transfers of wealth from the poor to the rich in living history.
Peter, Sutton, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
And Britain is in debt…world wide? This is where our money goes! Boris doesn’t have to look far for who is undermining any strategy he might have had!
Fast gill, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
The Gravy Train keeps on rolling
GrahamKent, London, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
This government this. This government that. Labour MP’s are not exactly skint! And they ignored what their voters wanted in parliament and when they were last in power took us into an illegal war against Iraq and after 10 years in government allowed the banks to break Britain and didn’t punish them! Executives charge too much money whatever way they vote too
Keefree, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Snouts – troughs.
zebedee1969, Aylesbury , United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
It’s all rubbish, as if it’s just 6 people working on it, then. Then you have to consider that when working out costs of employing it’s typically double what an employee gets paid when you add in vat, business taxes, employers NI, employers pension contributions etc, most of this money will actually go back to the government, yet DM wouldn’t consider this as it would damage their headlines
Mrs_Featherstone, Sussex, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Covid19 the ultimate money spinner, an invisible friend to some capable of making them rich beyond their wildest dreams whilst controlling and destroying the lives of many.
Keefree, Aylesbury, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
These are some of the people buying the expensive cars that are still being advertised!
MaryMuir, edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Appalling use of funds.
Gail Bax, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Why are these stories right at the bottom of the page?
BlueGreyCat, Surrey, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
PR? She’s not spent it on her image
Arthur-Itis, Leominster, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
She has but it was a waste of money…
angfis, stratford upon avon, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
This just cannot be true, its beyond ludicrous!!
run rabbit, bexhill on sea, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Is she a relative of Boris’s.
rattlenut, durham, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Why hasn’t she been fired for leaking future government strategy to business leaders?
Chevy Chase, WallyWorld, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
These scoundrels have absolutely no common decency. Spending money like this when people are losing their jobs left right and centre thanks to Boris and his doom and gloom cronies is just rubbing everyone’s noses in it. Disgrace
david68, colne, 1 hour ago
no surprises here this is how the government have always operated, lucrative deals for their chums, they are only concerned in looking after the elite
Martti, Newcastle, 1 hour ago
Next thing will be Boris telling you the nation cannot afford a pay rise, must tighten the belts as we are all in it together.
ShandyDrinker, Swindon, 1 hour ago
Snout meet trough.
Middle uk, Le, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Her and that Dido woman.. No application, no interview, no qualifications, track record of failure in previous roles…but was awarded the job anyway. Why and how.. or was it a job for mates type arrangement and who decided to pay test and trace consultants over 7,300 pounds per DAY for each consultant after expenses who couldn’t even look after an Excel spreadsheet..
me192837465, everywjere and nowhere , United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
Should have used that to dress herself lol
outcast63, Leicester, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
She hired them she should pay for them
Jackswan, Swansea, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
absolutely no shame whatsoever!! unberlievable Jeff!!!
C.mac, Middle England , United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
You’ll probably find a family or friends connection with her and the team she insisted on hiring……
C.mac, Middle England , United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
This government is full of golden handshakes on every level! Too much back scratching looking after each other with the fountain of tax payers money.
offset, over the rainbow, Pitcairn, 2 hours ago
Stick your head in a trough… It’s their way of avoiding covid.o
Ex-Forces and Proud, Dorset, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
More snouts in the trough.
sab275uk, London, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Her? Are you sure?
Tarzinthesun, Dubai, UAE, 2 hours ago
The gravy train courtesy of Johnsons lies
Roddley Know nothing, Norvern shower house, United Kingdom, 1 hour ago
What about the Elephant in the Corner ” The House Of Lords ”
FroggyRaine, Yorkshire , United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
She needs to help herself to a hairdresser who isn’t vision impaired
RosieB, Notts, 2 hours ago
MPs helping themselves to the tax payers money again. If an MP has a vested interest in a contract then that contract should not be raised.
Whose Bovered, Chelmsford , United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
PR before vaccine. Says it all about this Government and their Quangos.
Fraisy, Chepstow, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
DM stirring the pot yet again ! And you fools react to it which is what it’s designed for by a hostile press that does not have this nations interest at heart. #defundtheDM
Mac, N_____, France, 36 minutes ago
So as far as you are concerned it’s fine that she heads up the vaccine task force while being MD for a venture capital company that specialises in biotech and medical firms , and married to a Conservative minister. No conflict of interest there then.
madass57, everywhere, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
and people. wonder why i get raging at the amount of tax i pay and cant even get a proper road to drive on.
Letmeknow1973, Swale Kent., United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
With the amount we pay In road tax we should be driving on roads lined with gold.
shamrock, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Covid is becoming a Circus for the Media to perform and promoting the social division growing from fear
willmc, Preston, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
She ? More like a he
I viam inveniam, Stokesley, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Johnson – the biggest idiot ever to enter Number 10
Eebyegum2, Upnorf, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
B and M G stooge
friend up north, Falkirk, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Licence to print money,maybe hmrc should look into it?
simmo228, bedford, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Who the heck is stopping these people spending, its kids in the sweet shop, giving them to there mates.
foxcubs2000, city, 2 hours ago
Looks like she needs a handful of folks to help her do what should be her job, oh well seems about normal, people getting jobs there not up too
Bananabox, London, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
Hands in the till holding OUR money…
Bizzibody, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Absolutely scandalous.
Kpmitch45, Radcliffe, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Sack her shes just using the tax payer as a cash machine for her mates
simmo228, bedford, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
And her self.
Rimeg, London, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Wife of Eton educated MP with no vaccine experience. Obvious choice. If Boris was making the choice. Hard to talk about levelling up when he hands the posts out to his inner social circle.
Ussher, grimsby, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
This is becoming a very convenient pandemic for some people.
harleyrider, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
More waste…….
Kuiama, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Pigs, snouts, trough.
PETER THE GREAT, kinross, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
No doubt good friends of Boris
Lucky8888, Melbourne, Australia, 3 hours ago
This is nothing to do with your health. The Great Reset is a new social contract that ties you to it through an electronic ID linked to your bank account and health records, and a social credit ID that will dictate every facet of your lifeWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is being used as a justification for the Great Reset movement, the agenda has nothing to do with health and everything to do with a long-term plan to monitor and control the world through digital surveillance and artificial intelligence The world economic forum will come in & save the free world with huge loans and then we will be in their pockets for a very long time. They will then call the shots and introduce surveillance, tracking, forced vac ci nes, the ID chip and get rid of all cash. We will be branded, poor and completely controlled . Welcome to so ciali sm – see how Ch ina operates to get the picture.
Gary60, Tilbury, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Capitalism at work, snouts in the trough.
Tim, London, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Good luck trying to convince me to accept a vaccine that will have been rushed through without proper trials for a flu that’s 0.001% mortal – I simply won’t.
only thefacts, Malaga, Spain, 4 hours ago
How come all these “heads of” are married to Tory MPs. Is that actually a question on the application form and is that legal?
Olde Grouch, Llanelli, United Kingdom, 3 hours ago
Conflict of interest I would say
Vye, London, United Kingdom, 4 hours ago
And we have not got enough nurses. This is an appalling use of taxpayers. Indy. Total abuse of power.
vbfg, southport, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago
I do not approve of paying firms of consultants either, however, there are numerous vacancies for nurses, because, very understandably, many don’t want to work in case they or their family members catch Covid, not because there is not enough money available.
Pablocasty, Cleethorpes, United Kingdom, 4 hours ago
Yet another gravy train !
Pablocasty, Cleethorpes, United Kingdom, 4 hours ago
What a complete waste of taxpayers money
Skippy1, North West, United Kingdom, 4 hours ago
More tax payers money wasted.
Uncomfyopinion, Washington DC, United States, 4 hours ago
Beginning to suspect that this goverment does not want to be re-elected when next election comes round. If they did,. they wouldnt behave the way they do.
skanxs, Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom, 19 minutes ago
Beginning to suspect there won’t be another election, four years is a long time and the way the laws are being put in place they won’t need to ask our permission to govern.
Mermaid, London, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago
What the consultancy firm charges does not all go to the consultant unfortunately, I should know as I work for one!
Cooler_now, Chichester, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago
Wonderful. I asked for a quarter of a million to get to proof of concept, which would have covered all of the costs including my 32k salary, but got turned down by NIHR. This woman wants nearly three times that for a PR team! I am speechless.
Flyer7, Coventry, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago
Mates rates a?
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